Norm Hall

In my opinion? A spectacularly bad move to our economic system, with lots of damage to individuals, families, and small businesses.

The nation’s largest employers are putting their workers on notice Amazon and Walmart are among firms warning employees of layoffs or disruption from AI as leaders across corporate America talk of increasing efficiency.

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My heart is full! Cary NC has turned out spectacularly for No Kings!!

White words on a black background read: 50+ Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino. ~130 Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers. ~20 Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.

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Democrats' shadow Cabinet should start impeachments now RFK and Gabbard, among others, have behaved in ways that demand action.

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How the Head of an Embattled Tennessee Youth Detention Center Held on to Power for Decades Richard L. Bean remained in his perch as the superintendent of the juvenile detention center that bears his name despite scandals, investigations and the use of seclusion to punish children.

NEW: Only three board members had the power to remove Richard L. Bean as superintendent of the Tennessee juvenile detention center that bears his name.

And for decades, those positions have been held down by his closest friends and allies.

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If true this is a death sentence

Another shameful time in our nation's history Subverting the First Amendment

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It’s Long COVID Awareness Day. While the worst of the pandemic is over for most, there’s more we must do to educate people about Long COVID and ensure that those in our communities who are struggling get the help they need. That's why I will keep working to pass my bipartisan Long COVID Support Act.

Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.

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Hallowed ground and revising history.

I can be both shocked and not surprised.

Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans

Tim Walz says he and Harris were too ‘safe’ during 2024 presidential campaign Former vice-presidential candidate claims pair should have held more in-person events around the US Tim Walz has said he and Kamala Harris were too “safe” during their 2024 election campaign, with the former vice-presidential candidate claiming they…

Tim Walz says he and Harris were too ‘safe’ during 2024 presidential campaign

F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.

First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.

“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"

Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.

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I’ve always been skeptical of folks who say Trump is a literal ‘Russian asset’ or that Moscow has ‘kompromat’ on him, and the Russia obsession hurt the Dems in term one… but… how does anyone explain this? Justify this? How?
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How Dismantling the Education Department Could Affect Disabled Students Across the US Though states and local governments are primarily responsible for K–12 education, the US Department of Education is critical to ensuring disabled children in every community have access to a free, appropriate public education.

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Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials

“It’s like you’re defending some medieval castle and someone comes in and starts firing all the archers who are positioned to defend it,” …“You let your defenses down. It’s a perfect time to strike.”

Karen Attiah

Karen Attiah

Opinion | For Tulsa victims, this ‘apology’ stings More than a century after one of the worst race massacres in U.S. history, the answer is still the same.

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“we must ask whether defenders of civil rights are acting as boldly as the enemies of progress…rollbacks of affirmative and attacks on diversity and inclusion efforts are new iterations on the same old story of White attacks on Black advancement.”

History matters: then and now.

Trump Administration Shocks Senior F.B.I. Ranks by Moving to Replace Them Top officials have been told to retire or be fired in the coming days, fueling fear within an agency that has been a target of President Trump and Kash Patel, his nominee to be F.B.I. director.

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Concern as always for what is done, not is said, by pillars of the new administration

A Nobel prize for explaining why there's global inequality Podcast Episode · Planet Money · 12/14/2024 · 28m

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The topic: why institutions matter for economic growth and development.

Useful for defending our institutions under attack.